The Spirit of Maritime Law - Chinese Practice and Theory

Author: Guo Yu
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Publish Date: 2005-10-20
Features: This book presents some research insights on fundamental issues in maritime law. It conducts in-depth discussions on the relationship between maritime law and civil law, international commercial law, the institutional specificity of maritime law, and whether the independence of maritime law will strengthen or weaken. The book cites the latest domestic and international research materials and analyzes some typical cases handled by China's maritime courts in recent years. It also addresses common problems in current judicial practice, such as how to apply international treaties and conventions in maritime cases, how to invoke general provisions of civil law in maritime cases, and whether ships can be held accountable as independent legal entities.